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Asa Ames at the American Folk Art Museum
Roberta Smith writes: "Asa Ames, a little known American sculptor, worked mostly from life, carving and painting three-dimensional wood portraits of family and friends. New York Times
What Darwin saw out back
The New York Botanical Garden is replicating Charles Darwin's work and experiments with plants in a stunning, multipart exhibition called "Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure." Next year is Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his book, "The Origin of Species." International Herald Tribune
Monks to create sand painting in Montrose
MONTROSE — Starting today, a Tibetan monk named Thinley will begin work on a 10-day effort to create an intricate sand mandala at the Ute Indian Museum, and visitors can watch the process. The Daily Sentinel
Innovative technology on display in Electric Art Show
If you go: What: Electric Art Show When: Saturday at 7 p.m. Where: Taskale Gallery, 713 E. Fayette Street, Syracuse How much: Free An interactive corridor featuring speakers, sound effects and gadgets is just one of the many pieces of art and mixed media that are part of the unique Electric Art Show. Daily Orange
Filling in the Contours of a Surprising Golden Age
Three-dimensional wood portraits by a little-known American sculptor form a stunning little show at the American Folk Art Museum. New York Times
Phillips Academy junior selling her paintings to build a clinic in China
ANDOVER — Phillips Academy junior Jennifer Fan likens the subtleties of Chinese brush painting to jazz music. The empty spaces on the canvas create a rhythm in the painting that, like the uneven rests in jazz music, brings relaxation to its audience. The Eagle-Tribune
Guidebook
Held at the VIMS campus in Gloucester Point, the two-day fundraiser begins with a public art show, book signing, and autograph session with Harvey tonight at 6:30 in Chesapeake Bay Hall. Tickets to tonight's viewings are free but must be reserved. Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in Chesapeake Bay Hall there'll be a silent auction of items from regional artists and craftsmen and a live auction with an ... Richmond Times-Dispatch
Antioch Digest
Get artsy ANTIOCH – The 21st annual Student Art Festival will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Antioch Community High School, 1133 Main St. (Route 83). Lake County Journals
2:15 p.m. - Today is the last day to catch student exhibit at the Isla Center
2:15 p.m., April 25 — Today is the last day of the Isla Art-A-Thon spring exhibit, an exhibit of selected works featuring 58 works of art produced by students from island schools at the Isla Center for the Arts, 15 Dean’s Circle, University of Guam. It is sponsored by UOG, GPSS, Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency, National Endowment for the Arts, governor’s office, and others. Pacific Daily News
Annual arts festival will showcase local talent
Local residents are invited to join the festivities during the 2008 Moorpark Art Festival at the Civic Center and on High Street from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun., May 4. The event is free to the public. "This is the city's one real artsoriented event," said Peggy Rothschild, festival organizer and Active Adult Center supervisor. Moorpark Acorn
Club names winners of annual youth art contest
Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club has announced the winners of the annual Student Art Fair held at the Peach Hill Academy in March. The fair was open to students in grades K through 12 from all Moorpark public schools. Participants' artwork was presented in all mediums, including construction paper collages, watercolors, oils, and chalk renderings. Moorpark Acorn
Arboretum will host weekend festivities
WEST WINDSOR -- An Arbor Day celebration here Saturday will fea ture prizes for participants along with an art contest for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Trenton Times
My Generation: Students give their opinions 'From the Ground Up'
Earlier this month, students from Kentucky Avenue School in Shadyside toured "From the Ground Up," an exhibition of abstract ceramic art ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Young At Art Looks For Hidden Talents
Young at Art Studios provides a progressive program of classic fine arts techniques and innovative experimentation in drawing, painting and mixed media in a creative environment for all ages taught by professional artists. Moorpark Acorn
Local artist's work shown at fitness center
"Jack of all arts" is a fitting title for Jack Dickerson, an oil painter, computer graphics designer, art therapist, musician and practicing psychologist in White Township. The Warren Reporter
Entertainment Calendar
The Art Association of Roxbury will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 1 at 7:15 p.m. at the Roxbury Senior Center, 72 Eyland Ave., Succassuna. Thomas Valenti, a nationally and internationally known artist will critique the artwork of members. Open to everyone, free and refreshments served. The Warren Reporter
What you lookin' at? Gangster history museum opens in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- The site of the new Gangster Museum of America has a history as sordid as its subjects. ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
When chores were really chores
The Shippensburg Historical Society will be bustling this Saturday, April 26, not only with the regular visitors, who tour the exhibits or research their roots, but also with children who will learn first hand how laundry was done during the mid 19th century. The Sentinel
Students show art at festival
GURNEE – With titles ranging from “Reach for the Sky” to “Our Livers are Fractions of the Whole,” art work by students at Warren Township High School will be exhibited at the annual North Suburban Conference Art Festival, held this year from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at Wauconda High School. Lake County Journals
Painting, sculpture, dance celebrated in weekend ArtWalk
Ventura Harbor Village will hold Art in Motion in celebration of Ventura's ArtWalk Weekend from 10 a.m. to dusk tomorow, Sat., April 26 at Ventura Harbor Village. Moorpark Acorn
Museums president sees growth in attendance
Over the next five years, the Springfield Museums and Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden will host almost 3 million visitors. The Republican
THINGS TO DO
FAIRS & FESTS Saturday Islands Fest; features live music, airplane rides, pet events, bounce houses and more; includes first annual art show; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; free; Seaplane Basin Park, 1200 Severn Ave. (Davis Islands), Tampa; (813) 205-0141 The Tampa Tribune
Poet, editor to speak at the Authors Series
WASHINGTON TWP. -- The Warren County Community College Visiting Authors Series continues on Thursday, April 24 with a reading by poet David Tucker on a night that will also highlight readings by the winners of the 2008 Warren County High School Fiction and Poetry Contests, as well as the student authors of the college whose work appears in this year's edition of Ars Poetica, the student art and ... The Warren Reporter
Fashion fest not a total runaway hit
JUNK SHOW: Runaway Runway , the April 17 fashion show of garments made from recycled material, was a hit, if the crowd’s size was an indicator of success. The atrium of the Columbia Museum of Art was crammed, as was the staircase leading to the second floor. And the second floor’s balcony. The outfits made from industrial egg cartons, CDs, tablecloths, coffee filters and ties were a fantastic ... The State
Exhibit will display graduate work
The UT Downtown Gallery will showcase this week the collaborative work of three UT graduate students in a graphic design exhibit. The Daily Beacon